Nearly two pounds of marijuana recovered in Larimer County traffic stop

Reporter-Herald Staff Report

Posted:
01/08/2013 05:42:15 PM MST

Wagner

FORT COLLINS -- Nearly two pounds of marijuana and a stolen gun were recovered during a traffic stop on Interstate 25 early Tuesday morning.

According to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, deputies stopped a vehicle traveling more than 110 miles per hour on I-25 north of Fort Collins around 1:30 a.m.

In the vehicle, 28.75 ounces of marijuana were recovered, along with a nine millimeter Springfield handgun that deputies said had been stolen from Spearfish, S.D.

Shane Wagner, 26, a former Loveland resident currently living in Belle Fourche, S.D., was charged with felony possession of marijuana, theft by receiving, driving while canceled/denied and speeding. He was also wanted on a warrant out of Fort Collins for failure to appear in court for a driving under restraint hearing.

The passenger, Jeremy Christopherson, 24, of Spearfish was charged with felony possession of marijuana and theft by receiving.

Both men were remanded to Larimer County Jail, Wagner with a $3,600 bond and Christopherson with a $3,500 bond.